Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

Local Status: Rare and very local resident.

Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: Jun.

Forewing: 3-4mm.

Foodplant: Sycamore.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	2011	2006	1984	2006	2005
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2013	2005
Number of records	13	6	6	5	1
Number of individuals	14	6	6	6	2
Unique positions	3	4	4	3	1
Unique locations	3	4	4	3	1
Adult records	13	6	6	5	1
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 31 records from 15 sites. First recorded in 1984.

Photos

Species Account

Argus 50, 2005:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, two on 9.7.2005 det. HEB (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 52, 2006:
VC62. Saltburn, 11.6.2006 (DM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 63, 2011:
VC61. Lund, 25.5.2011 (MCo); North Ferriby, 13, 25 & 26.6.2011 (IM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): The larval mines can be tricky to find on the seeds of sycamores. Nearly all of our records are of adult moths attracted to light. One of the easier members of the Nepticulidae to identify with its very distinctive black and white markings.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65